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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AgCollector, post: 173591, member: 5928&quot;]I have pondered this for a while now, as to whether using acetone and cotton balls to remove dirt, etc. is cleaning.&nbsp; Obviously it fits the vernacular definition of cleaning something, but in the numismatic community a special meaning seems to get applied to &#039;cleaning&#039;, specifically, the removal (or damage, scratching...) of metal on the surface of a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it, in the eyes of a third party grader (PCGS, ANACS, NGC, etc.)?</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it, in your opinion?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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